Key case



May 4 19.26.-

' w. H. WEISSBROD KEY CASE Filed Deb. 1, 1925 flliilll 1 IN VEN TOR.

5 M 4 Gum.

' ATTORNEY.-

Patented May 4, 1926.

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KEY CASE.

Z '0 all whom it may; concern .1

Be it known that LWILLIS, I-L'WEIssnRonQ po cketcases especially desigfed for holding and l carr ying j k eys, and consists essentially qf anintermediate, flexible; part halving rlapping; flex e flaps tp ev d d wth p al fa g Jee-'em tv hack ng ettached ,to said Vbedy part to the samesiye to mnnu fectune yet durable, conyenient, l 257 d ptde 1 en l s 7said case from ,wee 'lngi and 1 nfio r d supp o -ting means for akey-cer- 'y ngeh n, t ge her wi 51 ot er part and lnelnbers ,as may benecessary or desirable} inio rderi to render the case completeand'serviceable in every respect, all as hereinafter; setforth. 1 it,

.The pri mery y object ot my nvention 1s to produce av case, ,otthe cha\cter described;

whih [s OOHlPlIjtttlYBlYi silnple end il exper ea te le tre'e ite .eppei e e keys contained in than most;othe r key ceses of the sainiesize.

' furthenobject is to provide such key he n p ep rfl fipmteW2 1,Qthe i itmted 46 which'embe l f s e vra iea rm 9 m n ene wme' t t es se ne elpsds ,.E e... anguisometric V ew of sa d case when open 50througlrtheclosedease takn'ontlines 3 3,

lookingijin the (llIBClJlQIl Qffihg assoc ated arthe body of thecase,thu synot only enhi ncw the Ic ase, biit reduclng n t e p ee i t,

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to .the minimum bing' partsy and; rendering said case more iCOILW l Q U-QhQ dl 7 {I 4- F X e entegs wi l appear r in thelcourse oij thefollowing" description.

Item th claim andse ur nqgevam mess f my i e tiqe -;b i he mea s l d;l-Ti an; n ar d; Yrti' l ect row, in 1, en irrtermediate portion of theLease being bi oken out.

sini' I the pocket in. which hel eme se iiri and, c p b e, of pq ta m-,ing at l aggiergbunch 9r lergernumber of, keys n the accompanyingdrewings," in

additional j seefiess v f h v v; e 4 said body, eyenthoug'h said backingbe made no ..Sinii -i,reer nqe fil m nts des g a ar parts throughout theseveral views.

A ppli eation filed December 1, 19215; Serieil Referring"tofthedritwings, it willbe seen that m key a e comprises a: folder offlexlblefrnater al consisting of] a back or'body 1 having articulated tothe leftand rig htliandflongitudinel edges 'thereof respeccover t; ebaokingstrip or piece 5 stitche d to the lns ide ofsaicl body,'andhaving its top portion turnedover to form a deep or wide hern or troll 6through which extends from end toi end a p'assagewa" 7; 2t flexible,keysnpporting 'Inenibe'r, m erably' consistingof T e cliain 8 passingthrough said passageway anchproyided' Witha cla s pi 9 to end from endsofsiid chain rnaylbe attached end' detached, lnale fasteners 1O10,Loneof which is secured to said backing in front in the centen ofsaiclirbllyandthe other of which isf attached to said firstnamed flapnee-1f the bottoin in the longitudinal center thereof, and'felnelefastening n1'e1nbers1'1 11, both which are secured to said covenadjgte'ent to the top and bottom edgesand inset ash ort distance fromthe free longi- 30 tu dina l pa e thereof.

The edges of the body 1, flap 2, and cover here turned over, on theinside and stitched as at 17);;0 foi'm' a hem 12, in the cusmmr jmn r. vbacking 5 is inserted between the backl and the hem 1221's the bottom,and the stitch ing 17 for such hem and which passes throughlthe body 1and the" hem-forming The" lower edge of the part also passes throughsaid backing; The

stitching] for the l iern 12 at the top o fthe body 1 also passesthrough the rear portion ofthe roll 6. ,Additional transyerseflines" ofstitchi x113 and 14 are provided, also longitudinehlines of stitching15-15, for

the purpose ofsecuringthe backing 5 to the body 1 intermediate oftheendsthereofb Thelstitches iat 13 pass through the body 1 and thebeckingb', including the part 01 said backing that forms the b'eckof the roll 6anjdfthe lower: end gortion of which is inserted between 'ody and'fthemein part of seid backin The stitches at 14 and '15 pass through thebodyl and backtical or longitudinal" stitches e1 the vet being, adjacentto the longitudinal edges of seid backing; The ba'ckin curely attachedto the'bo y 1fsuppliels the or stability needed by ot'flexiblepnietei'izil similainto that of which said body is made,affords a suitable bed.

for the keys suspended from the chain 8, and with it the doublethickness at the back is provided, the flap 2 and cover 4 provide adouble thickness at the front, when said flap and cover are closed.

The chain 8, shown in connection herewith, is of the ball and link type,and the clasp 9 is so constructed that the balls at the ends of saidchain can be snapped into and out of engagement with said clasp at thecenter thereof. This chain and clasp are old and well known. Whenever itis desired to attach a key to the chain 8, or detach the same therefrom,it is simply necessary to disengage either end of said chain from theclasp 9, and, after the key has been attached or removed, reengage suchend with said clasp.

In the upper part of the flap 2, directly over the male fastening member12 which is attached to said flap, is an opening 16. The opening 16 isin position to receive therein the male fastening member 10 at the topof the backing 5, when said flap is closed. The female fastening members11 are in position to engagevwith the male fastening members 10, whenthe flap 2 and cover 4 are folded, with the latter outside of theformer, over and onto the body and backmg.

To close the key case properly, after the desired number of keys hasbeen placed on the chain 8. or after a key has been used or removed, theflap 2 is first folded over onto the chain 8 and keys connectedtherewith and supported on the backing 5, with the male fastening member10. at the top of the backing on the front of the roll 6, in the opening16 in said flap, and then the cover 4 is folded over onto said flap, andthe female fastening members 11 are snapped into engagement with saidmale fastening member and the male fastening mem- -ber 10 at the bottomof the flap. The folded parts are thus securely attached together andheld in proper superimposed relationship so that there is no sagging ofthe flap and cover or distortion generally of the case as a whole, onthe contrary, said case maintains its symmetrical form and outline andneat and uniform appearance during such times as it is closed.

To open the case, simply disengage the female fastening members 11 fromthe male fastening members 10 and open first the cover 4 and next theflap 2. Access is now had to the keys on the chain 8, and said keys canbe used conveniently, and readily attached to and detached from saidchain, as previously observed. I

The chain 8 permits the keys to lie quite flat. unless there be a greatnumber on said chain. But whether there be few or many keys on thechain, they can be arranged in the case without undue bunching, and

said case can be folded to enclose said keys and form a very compactpackage.

More or less change in the shape, size, construction, and arrangement ofsome or all of the parts of this key case may be made, without departingfrom the spirit of my invention or exceeding the scope of what isclaimed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture,

a key case comprising a flexible body having articulated flaps, aflexible backing of substantially the same width as said body, andturned over at the top to form a passageway which extends across saidbody with front and back sides which are continuous and unbroken, meansto fasten said backing to said body, which means passes through theturned-over part of the backing near the bottom edge thereof, akey-supporting element extending through said passageway,

out through the ends thereof, and across the I receive said fasteningmember when said flap is closed, a fastening member attached to saidcover to engage and disengage said first-named fastening member whensaid flap and cover are closed, a fastening member attached to said flapbelow said opening therein. and another fastening member at.- tached tosaid cover to engage and disengage said fastening member on said flapwhen said flap and cover are closed.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a key case comprising a bodyhaving an articulated flap and an articulated cover. a

backing attached to said body, and provided with key-supporting means, afastening member attached to the upper part of said backing in front,said flap having an openingtherein to receive said fastening member whensaid flap is closed, a fastening member attached to said cover to engageand disengage said first-named fastening member when said flap and coverare closed, a fastening member attached to said flap below said openingtherein, and another fastening member attached to said cover to engageand disengage said fastening member on said flap when said flap andcover are closed.

4. As an improved article of manufacture, a key case comprising a bodyhaving an articulated flap and an articulated cover, said fla beingperforated at the top and provided at the bottom with a male fasteningmember, and said cover being provided at the top and bottom with femalefastening members, a backing secured to said body and formed with alateral passageway therethrough at the top, and provided with a malefastening member in position to enter the perforation in said flap andthe upper female fastening member on said cover when 10 said flap andcover are closed, the lower female fastening member on said cover and,

the male fastening member on said flap being then capable of engagementwith each other, and a chain extending through said passageway andacross said backing in front, said chain being provided with means forthe engagement and disengagement of the ends thereof.

WILLIS H; WEISSBROD.

